I gotta hide,I gotta run...Notes: “When I saw the Replacements at the Roxy in Los Angeles (12-17-85), I had seen (and taped) them twice in New York - once was so drunkenly bad it was great (CBGB), and one was really pretty great (Irving Plaza), so I must admit that I was a bit scared when we saw Paul walking over to Dan Turner’s liquor store near the Roxy and then walking past all of us standing in line with what looked like a bottle of Jack Daniels in a paper bag - well, thankfully the ‘Mats must have all balanced their “inebriants” appropriately, because they came out blasting on all cylinders - once again I was kind of far over on the right side with the mic taped to the wall...” - Tapegeek

Notes: “This was the last time I saw (and recorded) the ‘Mats with Bob Stinson in the band - hardly surprising since Westerberg is abusing him a good bit throughout the show - the band stays tight for about 5 songs and then goes south... with some gems buried in there - I just remember being really kinda bummed out by this show... I had seen the ‘Mats at their best and at their total worst, and this was somewhere in between, but neither - I am sure that I am probably being too hard on this show but who knows - I recorded a lot more centrally, I believe, than the 12-17-85 show, with the mic taped to a wall...” - Tapegeek

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

01.Intro.02.Favorite Thing 03.Takin A Ride04.I’m In Trouble 05.Don’t Ask Why 06.I’ll Be You 07.Valentine08.Waitress In The Sky 09.Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out > Third Stone
From The Sun (Jimi Hendrix) 10.Take Me Down To The Hospital 11.I Want You Back (Jackson 5) 12.Going To New York (Jimmy Reed) 13.Color Me Impressed14.Nowhere Is My Home 15.If Only You Were Lonely 16.Achin’ To Be17.Kiss Me On The Bus 18.Androgynous 19.I Will Dare20.Love You Till Friday > Maybellene (Chuck
Berry) 21.Merry Go Round22.I Won’t 23.Borstal Breakout (Sham 69) 24.Swingin Party25.Love You In The Fall (Paul Westerberg) 26.Can’t Hardly Wait 27.Bastards Of Young28.I Don’t Know > Buck Hill29.Skyway30.Left Of The Dial31.Alex Chilton 32.Unsatisfied

Notes:"Look me in the eyes. Then tell me that I'm
satisfied. Was you satisfied?"

There wasn't a dry eye in my section of the audience, and I'm sure this
feeling was shared throughout the stadium. This was THE moment that we had all
been dreaming about since the band broke up in 1991, and it was perfect.

Notes: “Of all our rock band reunion fantasies, the ‘Mats were high on the list. JEMS has a long, rich history with Westerberg & Co., having taped them many times from the ‘80s through Paul’s solo career. So it was with great glee that we entered Memorial Stadium to see our friends Paul and Tommy again. And the show didn’t disappoint.

Sometimes when bands reunite much later in life, they can’t quite get “that sound” again, and in the case of the ‘Mats, how would they ever recreate the ramshackle vibe that had been fueled by youth and alcohol? But to our ears, the 2014 ‘Mats still sound like the ‘Mats should, and while adulthood has arrived, there’s still something delightfully off-kilter in that oh-so-attractive way about each performance.” - BK, JEMSSource: Audience - JEMS Master

Notes: “... they only begrudgingly donned the Saints jerseys that were gifted to them for headlining the last event in the Midway Stadium before it’s torn down. (“Do you think Bob Dylan put this f*cker on?,” Paul Westerberg cracked. “Did Michael Stipe put this f*cker on?”)” - The Current

Notes: “The band kicked up a solid ruckus, just reckless enough as it worked from punk rock back through echoes of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, while Mr. Westerberg delivered more than two dozen Replacements songs with the same ragged conviction they held in the 1980s.” - NY Times

Notes: “Just before the Replacements took the stage, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman kicked things off by declaring it Replacements Day in St. Paul. And from there, founding members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson took off running, ably backed by guitarist Dave Minehan and a crowd favorite, drummer Josh Freese.” - Twin Cities.com

Notes: “Without much warning, Westerberg jumped into the photo pit and began playing “Left of the Dial” with his back to the audience, before turning around for the final verse, locking eyes with the diehards on the barrier as they sang the closing lines of “And if I don’t see ya, in a long, long while/I’ll try to find you/Left of the dial” together in ragged unison. It was an unplanned, highly unorthodox, and highly affective move on Westerberg’s part, but at the end of the day, that’s what the Replacements were all about.” - KEXP, Seattle

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

01. I Wanna Be Loved (Johnny Thunders)
02. More Cigarettes
03. Hey Little Girl
04. So Long
05. Get Off The Telephone
06. Get On The Stick07. All Day And All Of The Night (The Kinks)
08. All By Myself (Johnny Thunders)

01. I Don’t Know
02. I Will Dare
03. Achin’ To Be
04. Bent Out Of Shape
05. Satellite
06. Merry Go Round
07. Happy Town
08. Swingin Party
09. One Wink At A Time
10. Waitress In The Sky
11. Skyway
12. When It Began
13. Someone Take The Wheel
14. Talent Show
15. Can’t Hardly Wait
16. Asking Me Lies 17. I’ll Be You
18. If Only You Were Lonely
19. I’m Just Your Good Thing (Slim Harpo/George Thorogood)
20. Nobody
21. Color Me Impressed
22. The Ledge
23. Never Mind
24. I.O.U.
25. Unsatisfied 26. Within Your Reach
27. Left Of The Dial
28. Alex Chilton

01. I Don’t Know
02. I Will Dare
03. Achin’ To Be
04. Bent Out Of Shape
05. Another Girl, Another Planet (Only Ones)
06. Merry Go Round
07. Satellite
08. Happy Town09. Swingin Party
10. One Wink At A Time
11. Waitress In The Sky
12. Skyway
13. When It Began
14. Waitress In The Sky
15. Someone Take The Wheel
16. Kiss Me On The Bus
17. Talent Show
18. Asking Me Lies
19. Nobody
20. Color Me Impressed
21. Within Your Reach
22. Unsatisfied > Sadly Beautiful
23. Can’t Hardly Wait
24. The Ledge
25. All Right Now (Free)
26. I’ll Be You
27. Bastards Of Young
28. Left Of The Dial
29. Alex Chilton

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